31.   Her victory meant that she would face the Republican nominee, Senator Pete Wilson, in what many predicted would be the most expensive gubernatorial election ever held.

32.   Both parties wanted the government to hold parliamentary elections first.

33.   Ostensibly, this was necessary before free multiparty elections could be held.

34.   In a speech broadcast on state radio on the same day, she insisted that the elections would be held as scheduled.

35.   The President is elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term, at the same time as elections are held to the National Assembly.

36.   He promised to respect human rights, to create a pluralist and secular society, and to hold free elections.

37.   The Amir had responded to the campaign by holding elections in June for an interim National Council.

38.   The opposition Party for Peace and Democracy protested that this violated a previous agreement to hold local elections simultaneously in large and small areas.

39.   Official radio reported that evening that early and separate legislative and presidential elections would be held before the end of the year.

40.   The type and nature of the voting system under which the elections would be held had yet to be agreed by the Assembly.